"You didn't even go through the door?"
Gongsun Jing looked at the two court facades on his side with a shocked expression.
Wei Yuanzhi and Wang Ruoshui also nodded with ugly expressions.
Although the other party said it politely, thanking guests behind closed doors and asking for forgiveness when there was an important matter in the family, for people of their status, asking for a visit but not being allowed in was a very rude rejection.
Gongsun Jing couldn't hide his anxiety and frowned, "You two joined forces to go to the house, but you can't even get in. What should we do?"
Wei Yuanzhi snorted, "If you ask me, we can just write to His Majesty that the Spring Festival is around the corner and the court cannot miss the talented people. As long as there is a decent excuse, Your Majesty will allow Gao Yang to come out to attend the Spring Festival, and then invite Concubine De to come from Please beg for mercy, given His Majesty’s appreciation for Gao Yang, it shouldn’t be a big problem, right?”
Wang Ruoshui was also moved after hearing this, and he echoed repeatedly, "Yes, I act as the Minister of Rites, and it is justifiable to propose this proposal."
Just when Gongsun Jing was a little ready to make a move after hearing this, Su Yuanshang shook his head and voiced his objection, "What you two adults are doing may be feasible if they do something else, but this time it will probably be in vain."
Wei Yuanzhi looked at the person in charge of the Hou Mansion who was appointed before Xia Jingyun left. He also knew Su Yuanshang's former identity. He was naturally a little dissatisfied as a state pastor, and raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
Su Yuanshang naturally had a good idea of Wei Yuanzhi's thoughts and said: "If on a normal day, the two ministers intercede for a student, your majesty, out of the desire to encourage learning and advancement, will most likely agree, and the princes in the court will not be interested. What is the objection? But the problem is that the root cause of this incident is that the eldest son of the Qin family was assassinated, and then the old head of the Qin family went to the palace to weep and cry blood. His Majesty ordered the three courts to interrogate, and the young master became the biggest murderer because of that confession. The suspect is involved in a wealthy family, a murder case, and His Majesty’s decree. If the young master is released like this, where is the majesty of His Majesty’s decree?”
Wang Ruoshui has not been in power as long as Wei Yuanzhi, and his current mentality is much calmer. He followed Su Yuanshang's words and said, "How do you think Mr. Su can resolve this situation?"
Su Yuan Shang said: "It's very simple. If you want the young master to come out to participate in the Spring Festival, you can either conclude the case before the Spring Festival and clear the Young Master's name so that he can be released from prison."
Wang Ruoshui twitched the corner of his mouth, trying not to let too much ridicule in his tone, "This is a bit too optimistic."
"Indeed. Even if the case is really easy to hear, the people from the Criminal Department will try their best to delay it. This is reasonable and no one can find any fault. If the British public prosecutor can't even think of this, he doesn't deserve to sit at the card table. .”
Su Yuanshang did not refute, "Then the last way is left, and that is to let the Qin family write a letter to plead for the young master."
Wei Yuanzhi snorted, "Isn't this coming back again! Isn't that why I went here today?"
Su Yuanshang said calmly: "It's easy for the Qin family not to want to see you two. It's such a big matter, and we know why you two left. How can we meet you, and how can we refuse after seeing you? We can't put up such a big momentum. , the head of the Qin family has his head smashed, can we solve it after just one trip?"
Wei Yuanzhi no longer struggled with his emotions at this time and nodded, "That's true. What is the status of the Qin family? There have been several queens and queen mothers. In the past, His Majesty would come to congratulate the family on New Year's Day. This is such a big event that the eldest son was killed. , the identities of the two of us are indeed a bit unsatisfactory."
Wang Ruoshui frowned, "If we had known this, why would we humiliate ourselves today?"
Su Yuanshang shook his head, "This is not useless. In the previous deductions between Gao Yang and I, we have reached a consensus that we must continue to send people, and the weight must be stronger each time, and constantly provide Qin with both emotional and interest levels. The family exerted pressure, and then gave away part of the benefits in exchange for the Qin family taking the initiative to submit a letter to let the young master come out to attend the Spring Festival. Today, the two adults came together as a minister and were rejected. Is it possible that the Qin family really has no pressure at all? Tomorrow we will If you invite someone else, or if you invite someone with more weight in the future, the Qin family may not be able to handle it, right?"
Wei Yuanzhi frowned, "But the key question is who else can we invite?"
Gongsun Jing also looked embarrassed, "You can't say that you can ask your Majesty to ask for it in person, right?"
Su Yuanshang spoke in a deep voice and looked at everyone, "If the Qin family still doesn't let go at the end, maybe we can only ask the empress to come forward."
He looked at the solemn-looking people, forced a smile and comforted him: "Things are not that bad. After all, we are not the real murderers, and we need to have more confidence to do many things. In addition, Jingzhao Mansion is helping from the side, and Heibingtai With secret help, as long as the situation becomes clearer day by day, I believe the difficulty of the whole thing will gradually decrease."
Wang Ruoshui sighed, "That's the truth, but it's already the third day of February, and spring is only half a month away."
When everyone heard this, they were silent with different expressions.
Su Yuan Shang rubbed his fingers silently. In fact, there was a real last step besides De Fei. However, even Gao Yang himself was not necessarily sure of that step.
Just wait and see.
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The interior furnishings of Heibingtai, which is so famous that it makes countless dignitaries tremble with fear when mentioning it, are not luxurious. The entire tone presents a dull solemnity. Most of the doors and windows are closed, and everyone is wearing black or gray clothes. The Black Ice Platform detective walked around, hearing no one's voice, only the sound of footsteps.
No wonder everyone called these spies rats with a bit of fear and disgust.
Deep in the Black Ice Terrace, guarded in the center by layers of office areas and functional areas, is the terrifying prison of the Black Ice Terrace.
Just by getting close, you can smell the lingering faint smell of blood in the air, let alone inside the prison.
The entire prison is divided into two parts. The front quarter is the torture room, where the thick and frightening smell of blood comes from.
The back three-quarters of the area is occupied by various prison cells. It is mainly divided into two parts. One part is ordinary criminals, such as more dangerous bandits, thieves, bandits and other characters who are qualified for Heibingtai to take over, while the other part is all former dignitaries.
The most stringent ones are the six separate cells on the next floor. These six rooms are not connected to each other and are isolated from the sun. They are all the most important prisoners in Heibingtai.
Xia Jingyun was sitting in these six rooms at the moment, quietly holding a book and reading next to the oil lamp.
In the room, the bedding is clean and complete, as well as hot water and thin blankets. It seems that I am not here to go to jail, but to visit relatives.
During the interrogation, there was never any torture or anything like that. The people from the Jingzhao Mansion and the Criminal Department who were also on the jury did not say anything, leaving everyone in Heibingtai dumbfounded.
"With this kind of treatment, those who don't know it would think that he is the son of the First Lord!"
"Fart, with the virtue of the First Lord, even his own son will have to shed a layer of skin when he comes in!"
"Yes, this is the same as the first master's father."
"It's fart, even if the father of the first lady comes in, he will take care of it."
"If I put it together in your mouth, the First Master will disown your relatives?"
"if not?"
"Fucking true too."
While the people in Heibingtai were talking quietly, the first black fox walked outside the cell door.
Through the prison door made of black iron, he, shrouded in black, looked at Xia Jingyun calmly.
Xia Jingyun naturally noticed the other party, raised his head and nodded slightly.
"Half a cup of tea."
Xuanhu said coldly, and immediately asked someone to open the door, and Feng Xiuyun walked into the prison carrying a food box.
Xia Jingyun looked at Feng Xiuyun, reached out and shook her hand, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Feng Xiuyun took one look at the prisoner and breathed a long sigh of relief, then reached out to untie his belt.
While helping him undress and change his dressing, he whispered sadly: "Master Wei and Master Wang went to the Qin Mansion today and didn't even enter."
Xia Jingyun hummed, "It doesn't matter, it can't be so easy. Take your time, there are still fifteen days."
Outside the prison was the fearsome Black Ice Tower. Feng Xiuyun did not dare to say anything more. She changed Xia Jingyun's medicine, helped put out the food in the food box, and then left.
Xia Jingyun put his left hand on his knee and held a book, while he picked up vegetables with his right hand and ate leisurely. In this frightening black ice death cell, he felt like he was in his own backyard.
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Because of the inexplicable friendship between Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian, the relationship between Sishui Prefecture and Yunmeng Prefecture this time was unexpectedly harmonious.
The door-to-door relationship that was originally a bitter rival has now become a convenience for both parties to communicate in a friendly manner.
At this moment, in the Surabaya Guild Hall, a group of scholars and teachers gathered together, chatting about the classics of saints and articles by great sages.
When the chat came to an end, Xu Jiaoyu from Sishui Prefecture suddenly sighed quietly.
Yunmengzhou Chengjiaoyu, who was sitting next to him, asked with concern: "There are so many talents and heroes gathered together. Why is Brother Ding sighing?"
Xu Jiaoyu smiled bitterly and said: "I think a few days ago, I imagined that my Sishui Prefecture would be able to win the first grade again after more than 20 years. Unexpectedly, this dream was shattered in an instant. This time, I, Sishui Prefecture, may have to I’m willing to admit defeat!”
Cheng Jiaoyu understood it as soon as he heard it, and couldn't say much. He could only sigh and said: "Things in the world are unpredictable. We are unable to change such big events. We can only resign ourselves to fate and accept it calmly."
Xu Jiaoyu said with emotion: "In the past, I never knew what it meant to be jealous of talents. Now that I have this living example in front of me, I realize that some people may really be so talented that even God is jealous, so they must be given to them." Schedule some frustration.”
When the disciples on the side heard this, they all understood what the two edicts were talking about. Some of them had just arrived in the capital recently and understood after a little questioning.
They all felt a little sad when they heard this, but soon some people thought that if such a powerful person could not take the exam, wouldn't there be just one more person in this position, and wouldn't his chances of winning be much greater?
With a little secret joy in their hearts, they slapped their thighs with a look of pain on their faces.
"Isn't it? It's such a pity!"
"When I think about Mr. Xia not being able to participate, my heart hurts so much that I can't breathe!"
"What are you doing! What are you doing! Who said Brother Gao Yang can't participate in the Spring Festival?"
Xu Dapeng "lived up to expectations" and walked out with a displeased look on his face, "Is this matter settled? Has the day come? Why do you assert here that you can't pass the Gaoyang exam?"
"Ahem, Brother Boyi, we all know that you and Mr. Xia have a close relationship, but that's Heibingtai!"
"Furthermore, in such a big case, Mr. Qian, one of the four young masters in Beijing, is dead, and Mr. Xia is a suspect. How can he participate in it? Even if Concubine De can save him, the court will not allow him to participate!"
"What are you talking about! It's you who have the final say in the court's decision to convict!" Xu Dapeng was not happy when he heard this and slapped the table directly, "That's obviously a frame-up. Why did the court not allow him to refer to it? Which one of you? Did you see him murder someone? He himself was stabbed and wounded!"
"Brother Boyi, don't get excited, don't get excited. Everyone is just talking about the matter. It's really difficult in Gaoyang now. I heard a distant uncle of mine in Zhongjing City say that the prison in Heibingtai is not for humans, let alone It will take more than ten days for him to come out, but even if he comes out by then, he will probably be covered in bruises and will not be able to survive the Spring Examination!"
At this time, Xu Jiaoyu also stood up with a sad look on his face and patted Xu Dapeng's shoulder, "Bo Yi, things are unpredictable. We still have a lot of time ahead of our manpower. Gao Yang is still young. If you missed it this time, there will be opportunities in the future. You guys, please don't let this mess up your mood and prepare yourself. As for the others, it's a pity and it can only be a pity."
Everyone cupped their hands and said, "I will obey the instructions of the emperor."
"I don't believe that number!"
Xu Dapeng suddenly shouted, "Gao Yang once told me that if he accepts his fate, he will die in the labor camp of Jiang'an City; if he accepts his fate, he will be captured by the rebels together with the dignitaries in the city; if he accepts his fate, he will die in the labor camp of Jiang'an City. It’s time to grovel in front of the Master of the Ministry of Rites. He didn’t, he did it. Although I am not as capable as him, I can still follow him as a role model! It is hard to violate any destiny, I only know that man can conquer nature!”
"You all don't believe he can come out, but I believe it! If you don't believe it, let's wait and see!"
After saying that, he walked away and went straight back to his room.
The impassioned words failed to arouse any sympathetic reaction from everyone.
Many people couldn't help but shook their heads, "This Xu Boyi is really crazy and can't be saved."
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At the same time as there was a dispute in the Surabaya Guild Hall, a fast horse galloped out of the city and galloped towards Tushan.
On horseback, Chen Fugui stared intently ahead, but he was always scanning the mountains and forests on both sides with his peripheral vision.
He blamed himself very much these days, blaming himself for not fulfilling his duty as a guard and causing the young master to be injured, and now he had to live in the prison of Heibingtai with his injuries.
Therefore, he must handle this matter well without making any mistakes and rescue the young master as soon as possible.
The horse galloped all the way to the foot of Tushan Mountain. He tied the horse and rushed towards the mountainside.
While running, he recited the words Su Yuanshang taught him in his mouth.
Knowing that he might not be able to see the three old gentlemen due to his status, he followed Su Yuanshang's instructions and found Dongfang Bai who was digging a hole in the field after reading.
Dongfang Bai recognized the personal guard next to his uncle and greeted him warmly, "Why are you the only one here, where is uncle?"
Chen Fugui knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the young master has been framed and taken to the Black Ice Platform Prison. He is about to miss the Spring Festival. Your Highness, please ask three old gentlemen to rescue him!"
2-in-1, and
(End of chapter)
